Pearl Harbor survivor

Frank DeLapp, 93, of Poulsbo, was with a Marine group assigned to the battleship USS Tennessee when Pearl Harbor was attacked. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Some of Frank DeLapp's memories about the Pearl Harbor attack are recorded in a scrapbook. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Frank DeLapp, 93, of Poulsbo, was with a Marine group assigned to the battleship USS Tennessee when Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. The ship was behind the West Virginia, which was destroyed, but the Tennessee was not badly damaged. He had a clear view as the USS Arizona sank. With him is his wife of 70 years, Pat LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Frank DeLapp has a photo on his wall of the USS Tennessee and the gun station he was in charge of after Pearl Harbor. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Frank DeLapp, 93, of Poulsbo, was with a Marine group assigned to the battleship USS Tennessee when Pearl Harbor was attacked. DeLapp begins to tear up as he recalls the admiral he worked for at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Frank DeLapp, of Poulsbo, was with a Marine group assigned to the battleship USS Tennessee when Pearl Harbor was attacked Dec. 7 1941. This is his official U.S. Marine photo from 1942, and a model of the USS Arizona, which he saw sink during the attack. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Frank DeLapp, 93, of Poulsbo, was aboard the battleship USS Tennessee when Pearl Harbor was attacked Dec. 7, 1941. He is holding his official U.S. Marine photo from 1942. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Frank DeLapp's nameplate outside his Poulsbo home displays his love of the country and the Marines LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN